[needs-packaging] Flock

On Mon, Oct 24, 2005 at 12:41:43AM -0500, David Moreno Garza wrote:
> Package: wnpp
> Severity: wishlist
> Owner: David Moreno Garza <email address hidden>
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> * Package name : flock
> Version : 0.4.9
> Upstream Author : Flock Inc.
> * URL : http://www.flock.com/
> * License : GPL under the MPL base of Firefox.
> http://www.flock.com/developer/licensing_FAQ.php
> Description : elegant mozilla-firefox based social web browser
>
> Specially built for a new generation of Web users, Flock is designed
> for those who are not satisfied with the current media online browsing
> experience.
>
> Flock is turning the browser into a dashboard for collaborating, blogging,
> sharing photos, etc.

This sound a little like marketing speak.

>
> Built under the Mozilla Firefox codebase.
>
> Note: Yes, I know this description may seem a little pretentious
> and very comercial. Improvements for this are very welcome.

Perhaps some talk on the actual things it does? Why is it a social
browser?

Something like:

"Flock is a social browser and uses del.icio.us, etc."

Like, why is it a 'social' browser?

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On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 08:19 -0500, Gabriel Puliatti wrote:
> > Flock is turning the browser into a dashboard for collaborating, blogging,
> > sharing photos, etc.
>
> This sound a little like marketing speak.

That's why I asked by collaboration by writing this:

> > Note: Yes, I know this description may seem a little pretentious
> > and very comercial. Improvements for this are very welcome.

> Perhaps some talk on the actual things it does? Why is it a social
> browser?
>
> Something like:
>
> "Flock is a social browser and uses del.icio.us, etc."
>
> Like, why is it a 'social' browser?

Yeah, I know, and I repeat, description has to be improved.

Cheers,

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Thanks

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Thanks

Is there any progress on the Flock package?

If not, I really think we should RFP it.

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Going back to work on it...
Ill RFP if I can deal with it.
m*

there's an alioth project for packaging klock now.
please join us if you can help out.

https://alioth.debian.org/projects/pkg-flock/

sebastian

Any progress?

There's an Ubuntu request as well:
https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/debian/+bug/332312

On Feb 20, 2009, at 8:54 PM, Savvas Radevic wrote:

> Any progress?
>
> There's an Ubuntu request as well:
> https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/debian/+bug/332312

None. Feel free to take over if interested.

David Moreno
http://damog.net/

I am following this issue for Ubuntu (
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bug/124933) and thought I'd share what
I've found from Flock as a result of filing a bug with them (
https://bugzilla.flock.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16384) . You can peruse the full
text there, but I'll summarize the points:

1) Both Flock and Mozilla IP exist in Sulfur, the "unbranded" Flock build.
Marcus from Flock is working on rooting this out as he has time, and
wouldn't mind the help, I'm sure.
2) Flock does not use the same XULRunner as Firefox and others, so it would
need some kind of special handling in that regard.